Attackers exploit eBay’s lackluster security policy. The JSF*** XSS bug that cyber-security firm Check Point discovered two weeks ago is being used in real world attacks on the eBay platform, inRead More →
Phishing scheme gained illegal access to accounts storing 161 nude images. An Oregon man has admitted he tricked hundreds of people into divulging their Apple and Gmail passwords in a schemeRead More →
Los Angeles hospital paid hackers $17,000 ransom in Bitcoins to decrypt medical records. We had earlier reported that hackers had infected the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles with a ransomwareRead More →
Banking trojans, like ransomware, have become big business today. And the people behind all of these malicious products are always moving forward, innovating with the times in an effort toRead More →
Comodo Internet Security, in the default configuration, installs an application called GeekBuddy that also installs a VNC server enabled by default. The hackers of the Google Project Zero Team have foundRead More →
Millions of spam emails spread new ransomware variant on the day it first appeared. A new variant of ransomware known as Locky (detected by Symantec as Trojan.Cryptolocker.AF) has been spreadingRead More →
Android Xbot will be a dangerous threat if ever completed. Malware targeting Android devices is slowly evolving day by day and is starting to rival its desktop-based counterpart. One of theRead More →
Researchers at Blue Frost Security firm discovered a flaw in the FireEye Virtual Execution Engine (VXE) that allows an attacker to completely bypass virtualization-based dynamic analysis and whitelist malware. SecurityRead More →
Countless movies feature hackers remotely turning off security systems in order to infiltrate buildings without being noticed. But how realistic are these depictions? Time to find out. Today we’re releasingRead More →
We first disclosed that the WordPress pingback method was being misused to perform massive layer 7 Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks back in March 2014. The problem being that any WordPress website withRead More →
A new vulnerability in the AirDroid App was revealed by Check Point. This vulnerability affects the 50 million AirDroid users around the globe. AirDroid is a device manager app whichRead More →
Custom version of iOS could undo years of work Apple put into securing iPhones. Tuesday’s court order compelling Apple to hack the iPhone belonging to a gunman who killed 14 peopleRead More →
“Ridiculously optimistic” machine learning algorithm is “completely bullshit,” says expert. In 2014, the former director of both the CIA and NSA proclaimed that “we kill people based on metadata.” Now, aRead More →
A troubling vulnerability has been uncovered that may make you think twice about ever even temporarily allowing a friend, partner or acquaintance to use your new LG V10 Android smartphone.Read More →
Built to harvest the banking credentials of victims, the virulent Dridex is now one of the most dangerous pieces of financial malware in circulation. Tidal waves of spam are fuellingRead More →
Since 2008, vulnerability has left apps and hardware open to remote hijacking. Researchers have discovered a potentially catastrophic flaw in one of the Internet’s core building blocks that leaves hundreds orRead More →
IoT security experts from Pen Test Partners have confirmed the presence of a backdoor in the firmware used by some DVR devices commonly deployed with CCTV surveillance systems. Security researchersRead More →
Last year, it was revealed that hackers can steal data from any computer via heat and how some technologies can hack into an offline computer and phone. Now, Tel AvivRead More →
GCHQ is legally allowed to hack into computers, tablets and smartphones owned by the public, a tribunal has ruled, after a legal challenge was brought by Privacy International. The InvestigatoryRead More →
If you have ever walked up to an ATM to withdraw cash only to decide against it after noticing a telephone or ethernet cord snaking from behind the machine toRead More →
